Bicycle-stand.



No. 703,280. Patented lune 24, |902.

L. H. KNUCHE.

BICYCLE STAND.

(Application Bled Ian. 8, 1902.,

(No Model.)`

W/7'NESSES: i /N VENTO/ UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS HERMAN KN OCHE, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

BICYCLE- STAND.

SIPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. l703,280, dated J' une24, 1902.

'Application led'lIanuftry 3, 1902iI To all whom, it may conoci/mj Beitknown that LLoU'Is HERMAN KNOCHE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of San Jose, inthe county'of Santa Clara and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and Improved Bicycle-Stand, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in stands or supporting devicesfor bicycles; and the obj ect is to provide a stand of simple con-Vstruction in connection With a sidewalk o other suitable base orplatform.

I will describe a bicycle-stand embodying my invention and then pointout the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specificatiom in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure lis a side elevation of a bicyclestand embodying my invention andshowing the same in use. Fig. 2 is a front view thereof. Fig. 3 is aperspective view showing the position of the stand when not in use. Fig.4 is a detail view showing several stands arranged side by side.

The stand consists of a metal rod l, bent to form two opposite membersdesigned to engage at opposite, sides of a bicycle-wheel, while theconnecting ,upper portion engages with the wheel-tire, asV clearlyindicated in Fig. l. For convenience this vdevice is designed to beconnected to a sidewalk or the like, and when turneddownward or not inuse its surface should be on a plane with the surface of the sidewalk,so as not to form an obstruction. As here shown, the sidewalk isprovided with a well or recess 2, in which is secured a bar 3, on whichthe stand is mounted to swing. The sidewalk is also provided with achannel 4 for receiving the device when folded downward. The stand, ashere shown, has its ends coiled, and the rod 8 passes through the coils.It is to be understood, however, that the stand may be readily attachedto the rod and the rod mounted to turn in suitable bearings. The ends ofthe rod, as indicated at 5, are extended outward to form anchors toprevent the device from swinging too far rearward. These ends 5 may bebrazed together, and when the device is turned to op- Serial No. 88,295.(No model.)

erative position these ends will engage against a metal plate 6, securedto a wall of the well or recess 2, and hold the stand at a slightforward incline, soV that whenthe bicycle is removed the stand willautomatically fall toits position in the sidewalk;

In Fig. 4 Ihave shown a pluralityof the devices arranged side by side.In a wooden sidewalk the channel 4 may be formedwith suitable tools, andsaid channel may be formed in a concrete sidewalk while VVlaying thesame by `pressing Vthe 4rod forming y the stand into the material whenWet.

I do not confine my invention to attaching the stand to a sidewalk, asit is obvious that any other suitable base may be employed. Thereforefor convenience I will term the sidewalk as a base for the device.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. A bicycle-stand comprising a base having a well orrecess and a channel extended therefrom, a rodhaving members forengaging at opposite sides of abicycle-Wheel and an upper portion forengaging with the upper part of the wheel, and a rod arranged in saidWell or recess, upon which the first-named rod is mounted, substantiallyas specified.

2. A base having a Well or recess and a channel extended from said wellor recess, a bar arranged in the well or recess, and a rod having coiledportions through which said bar passes, the said rod havingoutwardlyextended ends, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with a base having a well or recess and a channelextended therefrom, of a bar arranged in the well or recess, a metalplate arranged in the well or recess, and a rod mounted to swing on saidbar, said rod having rearwardly-extended ends for engaging with saidplate, substantially as speciiied.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

Louis HERMAN Knocnn.

'Witnessesz H. (l. Donna, EDWARD W. PARsoN's.

